RADIO FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS FOR WIRELESS BROADBAND

Augutis Čėsna

Deputy Director of Radio Communication Department

Communications Regulatory Authority

of the Republic of Lithuania

CONTENT

• 790-862 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND I)• 694-790 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND II)• 2500-2690 MHZ BAND• OTHER DEVELOPMENTS• INVENTORY OF WIRELESS BROADBAND SPECTRUM• CONCLUSIONS

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790-862 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND I)

• Analogue Terrestrial Television was switched-off at 29 October 2012

• Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) coverage = Analogue Terrestrial Television coverage

(93% territory, 98% population)

• Replaning: DTT has been moved to the band below 790 MHz

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790-862 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND I)

Decision C(2013) 4613 of the European Commission of 23 July 2013:

• The derogation requested by Lithuania on 31 October 2012 pursuant to Article 6.4 of the RSPP is hereby granted until 16 June 2015 for the sub-band 820-821 MHz and until 30 June 2013 for the rest of the 800 MHz band.

• Lithuania shall submit by 31 October 2013 to the Commission a report on the implementation of this Decision.

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790-862 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND I)

No more 2x10 MHz for one user.

The coverage obligation for the first double block (2x10 MHz):Wireless data traffic speed of at least 4 Mbps for 95% of households in rural areas by 2020.

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790-862 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND I)

RRT have announced an auction for granting the rights to use radio frequencies from the 791-821 MHz and 832-862 MHz radio frequency bands

• The participants will be rated only according to the bid price. The winners of the Auction will have to implement terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications service.

• The winner of the first lot will have to provide  high-speed broadband services to at least 95 per cent of rural households by 2020.

• The Auction documents were registered until 8 August 2013.• Three acting mobile operators (Bite Lietuva, Omnitel and Tele2) were

confirmed as bidders.• Multi-round biding phase of the auction is in progress.

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694-790 MHz BAND (DIGITAL DIVIDEND II)

RESOLUTION 232 (WRC‑12):

resolves

1. to allocate the frequency band 694-790 MHz in Region 1 to the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service on a co-primary basis with other services to which this band is allocated on a primary basis and to identify it for IMT;

2. that the allocation in resolves 1 is effective immediately after WRC‑15;

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2500-2690 MHz BAND

Three operators are authorized: over 20 LTE base stations are in operation.

In the second half of 2013 we are going to launch an auction for a 10 MHz duplex frequency band and a 50 MHz frequency band. The relevant legal acts are already being prepared

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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

• Two mobile operators have launched LTE base stations in GSM bands

• 1452-1492 MHz and 2310–2390 MHz bands are going to be prepared for wireless broadband systems

• Authorization of 3600-3800 MHz band: the portion of the band (3670-3800 MHz) has not been taken up by operators due to the lack of demand

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INVENTORY OF WIRELESS BROADBAND SPECTRUM

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Spectrum Band Amount, MHz Current Use791 - 821 / 832 - 862 MHz 60 free of usage880 - 915 / 925 - 960 MHz 70 GSM-900, IMT1452 - 1492 MHz 40 free of usage

1710 - 1785 / 1805 - 1880 MHz 150 GSM-1800, IMT

1920 - 1980 / 2110 - 2170 MHz 120 UMTS2310 - 2390 MHz 80 free of usage2400 - 2483.5 MHz 83.5 WiFi2500 - 2560 / 2620 - 2680 MHz 120 LTE2560 - 2570 / 2680 - 2690 MHz 20 free of usage2570 - 2620 MHz 50 MMDS till end 20133410 - 3600 MHz 190 IMT3600 - 3800 MHz 200 BWA5150 - 5350 MHz 200 WAS/RLANs

5470 - 5875 MHz 405 WAS/RLANs

Total Spectrum for WBB 1788.5

CONCLUSIONS

1. 790-862 MHz band (digital dividend I) is free of usage, the auction is launched.

2. 694-790 MHz band (digital dividend II) is under consideration.

3. 2.5 GHz band has been authorized. An auction for the rest part of the band in the second half of 2013.

4. 1452-1492 MHz and 2310–2390 MHz bands are going to be prepared for wireless broadband systems in two – five years.

5. In total about 1780 MHz spectrum is used (will be used shortly) for wireless broadband.

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THANK YOU

Augutis Čėsna

tel: +370 52105642e-mail: augutis.cesna@rrt.lt

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